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R-6929 . . RESO~UTION NUHBER6929 ICCS) A RESO~UTION OF THE CITY COUNCI~ OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DETERMINING CERTAIN PUB~IC FACI~ITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO BE OF BENEFIT TO THE OCEAN PARK REDEVE~OPMENT PROJECT AREA AND DETERMINING THAT NO OTHER REASONABLE MEANS OF FINANCING SAID PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY; CONSENTING TO THE PAYMENT BY THE SANTA MONICA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND INSTAL~ATION OF SUCH PUB~IC IMPROVEMENTS; AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A COOPERATION AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE CITY WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement lattached hereto as Exhibit "A") with the Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency regarding payments to the City for the value and cost of certain public improvements of benefit to the Ocean Park Redevelopment Project Area; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code Section 33445 requires the City Council to consent to said payments and to determine that the public improvements are of benefit to the Redevelopment Project Area and that no other reasonable means of financing said public improvements is available to the City prior to said payments being made by the Agency; and WHEREAS, Health and Safety Code Section 33679 requires that prior to the commitment by the Agency to use tax increment funds for those public improvements consisting of installation or construction of publicly owned buildings, the City Council hold a public hearing to consider the making of such payments by the Agency, the benefit of such improvements 1 ---- '~ "'l . _ . ~ 3,") - ~ i '_".1 ?- j (" ~_; .... r .. . . i "',' - '10 '. -1o! 1- If-1I~ ~11"'\ ; l/VI r V' -\ . 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"C v h... ,I _. 11 . rn .! ~ t' A ,"'ft,_,,- I_,t' . . to the Redevelopment Project Area, and the availability to the City of alternative means of financing such improvements; WHEREAS, on October 23, 1984, the City Council and the Agency held a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed payments by the Agency; WHEREAS, the issue of benefit to the Project Area, and the alternative means of financing the improvements have been considered in the Report entitled "summary Report Pertaining to the Proposed payment by the Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency for the Cost of Proposed Public Improvements to the Ocean Park Branch Library," attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the value and cost of said public improvements has been, or will be, paid for initially by the City, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is hereby determined for the reasons set forth in Part IlIA of Exhibit "B," that the facilities, -~ structures and other improvements constructed and installed by the City pursuant to the cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement between the City and Agency, are of benefit to the Ocean Park Redevelopment Project Area. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby determines for the reasons set forth in Part IIIB of Exhibit "B," that no other reasonable means of financing said public improvements is available to the City. 2 . . 'i r i '- : j 1"'-: ;.:..': li... '3 ..Hi .. I <. - ..~ i ::>'lb~' 11E:t V' ....J't r d- ,-<, ,', -! .:i:-: ._i'"l ., -1<1_' yl Eo y. ~ '9:"' ...., ~ 9r :n-::.',ll I]' ,~ Po .-~ i' , t ~J '31. t'r;- r " 3A:iH3HW .. -j i ,'.' 6ft J. i"::".l' ~ r t f I .... 1:0 ~'j-I I'I'J. .' I l .. 1. .~'>i ~ 1 &'0 1u ':1'3 it! .") ~}i ~I~! [1 ~ G:;; ~'t. 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The City Council hereby consents to and approves payment of $512,385.00, from the Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency to the City as reimbursement to the City for the value and cost of the installation and construction of the improvements, as set forth in the above-referenced Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement (Exhibit "A"). SECTION 4. The cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement is hereby approved; and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of the City. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~~~ ROBERT M. MYERS c.~ City Attorney 3 ~ 1 " -": fl':!' 1'., ~ :1:":: '1 :0:1 .: t:' "'i" . l~ "J "-' '311 " ~ J"j 1-::;"':'" . .' 1-:1 ~ oDj'f' t~'~ r..... ~ r',--r;:. ~ ~ 1 9 ! f . '~1 ,~ ~ 1 ::: ~ . 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Adopted and approved this 23rd day of October, 1984. ri2 -7-f/ ayor I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 6929(CCS) was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held on October 23, 1984 by the following Council vote: Ayes: Councilmembers: Conn, Epstein, Jennings, Press, Reed, Zane and Mayor Edwards Noes: Councilmembers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: None ATTEST: tL: ~~ City Clerk COOPERATIO~D REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMEAltFOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OCEAN PARK BRANCH LIBRARY BY THE SANTA MONICA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OCEAN PARK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS l(A) AND 1(5) BY AND BETWEEN CITY OF SANTA MONICA AND SANTA MONICA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this day of 1984, by and between SANTA MONICA REDEVELOPMENT 'AGENCY, a public body corporate and politic (the "Agency"), and the CITY OF SANTA MONICA, a municipal corporation (the "City"), with reference to the following: R E. ~ 1. I. A .t.. ~: A. The Agency is undertaking certain ~ctiVltles necessary for the execution of Ocean Park Redevelopment Project l(a) and l(b) under the provisions of the Callfornia Community Redevelopment Law and pursuant to Redevelopment Plans l(a) and l(b) for Project. Redevelopment Plan l(a) was adopted on June 30, 1960 and the Redevelopment Plan for ProJect l(b), adopted on January 24, 1961, by the City CounCil of the City of Santa Monlca. Projects l[a) and lib) are referred to herein collectively as the "Project." ATTACHMENT TO Resolutlon No. 395 (RAS) and Resolutlon No. 6929(CCS) 1 B. The AgJlty deslres to contract~th the City to construct and install certaln public improvements and facilities described herein In connection with the Project. C. The Agency and the City Council have determIned that saId public improvements and facilities described in this Agreement are of beneflt to the Project and to the immedIate neighborhood in which the ProJect is located, and that no other reasonable means of finanCIng saId improvements is available to the City. D. The City has paid or improvements on condition that the for its costs. will pay for saId public Agency reImburse the City NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES. The City shall cause to be designed, constructed and ~~stalled the following public facilities and improvements in a satisfactory and proper manner pursuant to plans and specifications to be prepared by the City and submitted to the Agency for its approval: A schedule of the public improvements is set forth in Exhibit A, "Improvements to Ocean Park Branch Library," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. 2. The TIM~ Of fERFORMANCE. services required pursuant not later than August I, to SectIon 1984, and shall shall be commence 2 dillgently perfo~ by the City. proJect~completlon date for all described improvements is Aprll 15, 1985. 3. COMPENSATION. A. Comoe~s~~~on. The Agency shall pay the City for the actual as-built costs incurred by the City for the public lmprovement work set forth in Section and Exhlbit A hereto. The Clty'S preparation of plans and speclfications and performance of all City supervisory and engineering work shall be relmbursed by the Agency at the City's actual costs including payroll costs, material, travel, and other related expenses. B. Maximum Comoensation. The total compensation for all work performed pursuant to Section 1 and Exhibit A hereto, shall not exceed the sum of Five Hundred Twelve Thousand, Three Hundred Eighty Five DollarS ($512,385.001, without further Agency approval. C. Method of Pavment. The the proper l(bl, pay Agency shall at its discretion ar.d consistent with implementation of Redevelopment Plans l(al and the City from any funds which may then be legally available to Agency therefor, including tax increment payments and proceeds from the sale of bonds. O. Subordinatlon of Citv Indebtedness. The lndebtedness of the Agency to the City created by thls Agreement is subordlnate to any pledge of tax increments to the bondholders of any tax lncrement bonds which are or may be issued by the Agency. 3 4. LIABILI~AND INDEMNIFICATION. . In contemplation of the p~ovislons of Section 695.2 of the Government Code of the State of Callfornia lmposing ce~tain tort liability jointly upon publlC entities solely by reason of such entities being parties to an agreement as defined by Section 895 of said Code, the parties hereto, as between themselves, pursuant to the authorization contalned ln Section 895.4 and 895.6 of said Code, will each assume the full liabllity imposed upon lt, or any of ltS officers, agents or employees by law for injury caused by negligent or wrongful act or omission occurring in the performance of this Agreement to the same extent that such liability would be imposed in the absence of Section 895.2 of said Code. To achleve the above-stated purpose, each party indemnifies and holds harmless the other party for any loss, costs or expense that may be imposed upon such other party solely by virtue of said Sectlon 895.2. The provlsions of Section 2778 of the California Clvil Code are made a pa~t hereof as if fully set forth herein. 4 IN WITNESS .HEREOF, Agreement as of the date flrst set out herein. parties ATTEST: Clty Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: ROBERT M. MYERS Clty Attorney ATTEST: Agency Secretary APPROVED: Agency Counsel By the . have executed CITY OF SANTA MONICA, a munlcipal corporatlon By Mayor SANTA MONICA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY By Executive Director 5 the .. . . . OCEAl~ PARK BRA1:CH LI BRARY H'PRO\'E~'E~;TS 1. Addition for Lobby, Restrooms, Children's Library, Elevator, and Basement Exhibit Space 2. Structural Upgrade for Seismic Safety 3. Skylights and Roof MOdification 4. Double-glaze windows 5. LJ.gh ting 6. Replace CeJ.ling 7. Replace Flooring 8. Replace Wlring 9. Repair and Replace Plumbing 10. Revisions to HVAC 11. Painting 12. New Partitions and Counters 13. New Shelving 14. Additions to ~eeting Room MISCELLANEOUS 1. Parking 2. Moving Books and Furniture 3. New Furnishings 4. Temporary Relocat1.on EXE'I::!'1' ;r . . ATTACHMENT TO Resolution No. 395 (RAS) and Resolutlon No. 6929(CCS) OCEAN PARK REDEVELOPM~~~ P?0~EC~ SANT~ MONICA. CAt!:OPN:; 5UM~~?Y F~?0?~ PE?~:!~!~G TO T~~ ?P~?0S~~ FAY~E~T BY T~~ S~N~n VC~!C~ ?~~EVE~~P~EN~ ~~E~CY ~OR ~~E c~e~ ~~ ??S?~SEt P~E~!C !MP~~VE~EN~S T0 T~E OC~~N p~~v =R~NC~ L:3?~PY 5ANT~ MONICA REDEVE~O?~ENT AGENCY October 9, 1984 Exhibit B . TJS:E OF CON~E!:75 . Pac~ !. Introductlon 1 II. E~tlmatee Tax Increment Funes Proposed to be Used to Pay Costs of Ocean Park Branch ~lbrary Improvements 2 III. Facts 5upportlng FIndIngs 2 A. The Ocean Park Branch ~lbrary Improvements are of BenefIt to the ProJect Area 2 B FInanCIng AlternatIves. No Other Reasonable Means of FInanCIng the Ocea~ Park Branch LIbrary Improveme~ts 1S AvaIlable to the Commun1ty 3 IV. The Redeveloo~ent Puroose for whIch Tax Increment Fu~ds are beIng Used to Pay for the Ocean Park Branch L1brary I~provements 4 Exhlblt A - CooperatIon and'Relmbursement Agree~ent Betwee~ the CIty of Santa MonIca and the Santa Mon1ca Redevelo~ment Agency Exhlblt B - SIte Map Exhlblt C - Excerpt of Clty Staff Report Dated June 26, 1984 [Contalnlng ConstructIon Cost Estlmates for the Ocean Park Branch LIbrary Improvements) . . I. INTRODUCTION. The Santa Monica Redeveloprr:ent Agency ("Agency") has prepared this s~~ary report pursuant to Section 33445 of the Ca12fornia Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code Sections 33000 ~ seq.). Attached to this summary report as Exhibit "A," and '- incorporated herein by reference, is a proposed Cooperation and Reimbursement Agreement ("Agreement") between the Agency and the City of Santa Mon2ca' ("City") for the development of certain public facilities and improvements for the benef2t of the Ocean Park Redevelopment Project. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Agency will design, construct and install the following public improvements for the benefit of the commun2ty as a whole and O~ean Park Redevelopment Project Areas l(a) and l(b) (herelonafter collectively "Project Area") in particular: A. Structural rehabilitation and reinforcer..ent of the Ocean Park Branch Library build2ng to comply with seismic safety stancards. B. Exnansion of sq~are feet at ground library in order to: (1) Increase the childrens' library area; the Library by approx2mately I,OCa level at the rear of the eXlstlng (2) Enlarge adult stuuy areas; (3) Add a lobby and new entrance. C. Upgrading basement, includlng kitchen facility. of the Community Room new entrances, exits, in the Library's restrooms and a D. Addition of access and facilities for the disabled at all levels (2ncludes elevator and restrooms). E. Construct20n of a new ma2n entrance on No~an Place. (The eXlst2ng entrance on Maln Street will become an emergency eXlot. ) F. Upgrad2ng of film fac2lities. G. Stru' _ural i~,provements for n02se control. H. Addlot20n of an air-conGitloning syst~~. The location of the propcsed public improvements 2S shewn on the Slte Hap, Exh2bit "B." 1 . It IS proposed that the constructlng the pUblIc facll:tles lncrement funds recelved by the Redevelopment ProJect pursuant communIty Redevelopment taw. . Aoencv oav fo~ the c~s~ of and lm~rovements out of :ax Agency" from the Ocea'l Park to Sec~lon 33570 of the Attached hereto as Exh:blt .C,. and lncorporated hereln by reference, is the relevant portIon of the Clty Staff Report of June 26, 1984 settlng forth the speclflc details (includIng constructlon cost estimates) of the Ocean Park Branch tibrarv proposed public improvements to be deslgned, constructed and installed uSlng tax increment funds. ThlS report outlInes: (1) the estimated tax increme'lt funds proposed to be used to pay for the costs of constructIng the publlC lmprovements, (2) the determlnatlon that the pUblIC improvements are of beneflt to the Ocean Park Redevelopment ProJect area, (3) the determlnatlon that no other reasonable means of flnanclng the pUblIC improvements lS avaIlable to the communlty, and (4) a general descr:pt:on of the redevelopment purpose for whIch the taxes are belng used to pay for the constructlon of the pUblIC improvements. II E5TI~ATS~ T~Y. INCRsuS~T FUNDS BE USED FOR PAY~ENT OF CC~STRUCTICN OF PUBLIC F~CIL:TIES AND IHPROVE~ENTS. Constructlon Cost EstImates eonce~nlng E~anch LIbrary Impcoveme~ts deSCClbed In thiS are set forth In Exhlblt .C. hereof. the Ocean Park sum.mary repc!"t. II!. FAC~5 5VPPC~T:NG FINDIN~5 A T~S PU=~IC IM?R8VEMENTS ARE OF BE~EFIT TO TUE OCE~~ P~?K RE:EVELO?ME~T PROJECT AREA. The proposed publ:c lmprovements referred to ln 5ectlor II above w:ll benefIt the Ocean Park Redevelopment ProJect area ln the followlng ways: (11 Ellmlnate a substantIal safety hazard for lIbrary users and ProJect Area resldents by provldlng structural rehabllltation and re:nforcement of sald publlC library bUlldlng, nOlse controls and alr condltlonlng, so as to prOVIde a safe and healthy environment for use of such puollc bu:ldlng and ltS fac:lltles. (2) PrOVIde dIsabled persons nel<;hbor"ood. access to In the such llbrary ProJect Area faCllltles to and lmmed:ate (3) ~xpand learnlng and educat:onal "pportunltles for chIldren In the ProJect Area and lmmedlate neIghborhood due to the Increased sIze and programs of the new ch:ldren's lIbrary. 2 . . (4) Provide a more attractive and functional community meeting area for use by residents of the Project Area and immediate neighborhood. (5) Preservation and protection of a public building which has been designated as a City landmark, and which adds te the overall community history. It should be noted that although the Ocean Park Branch Library is not within the designated boundaries of the Ocean Park Redevelopment Project Area, it is in extremely close proximity to the Project Area. The proximity of said oublic library to the Project Area is an attraction and of benefit to residents of the Project Area, particularly since it is the only facility of its kind whioh is in the immediate neighborhood of the projeot Area and easily accessible for Project Area residents. - ~ . The improvements to the public library will provide for 2mproved educational opportunities and community programs for Project Area residents as well as persons residing, visiting or working in the immediate neighborhood in which the Project is located. B. NO OTHER REASONABLE MEANS OF FINANCING THE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. In Califo~nia, municipal o~ tax-exempt financing has t~aditionally taken one of two basic fo~ms: general obligation bonds or revenue bonds. General obligation bonds pledge ad valo~em property taxes without limit as to rate or amount; hence, they were highly regarded by investors and commanded the lowest borrowing rate because of their minimal credit risk. However, Article XIIIA of the California constltution, adopted in 1978, prohibits issuance of such general obligation bonds. Revenue bonds are payable from a specific revenue source other than property taxes. These bonds have been used extensively for financing water, sewer, or other utility systems, toll bridges and airports, where revenues of the enterprises are reasonably well assured. Issuance of conventional revenue bonds generally requires ~ simply majority vote. However, the proposed improvements will not generate any revenue, so such financing is not feaslble. The City's general revenues are another possible source revenue for the proposed improvements. However, followlng passage of Proposition 13, severe strains were placed on Clty's revenues because of the curtailment or withholdlng cities by the State of Californla of revenues of the the from 3 traditionally sJltented to local governme~. While some of these sources have been returned to cities in the State's FY 1984-85 budget, there is no certainty that the reduction of the subvention stream might not reoccur. The fact of historically diminished revenue, uncertainty of future revenues, and the need to prOVide a suitable level of service, dictates that if the City advances any of its general operating reserVe for the proposed improvements, a means of recovering the cost be available from the Agency from tax increment revenues. Tax increment revenues or tax allocation bonds proceeds are the only viable metho~ of financing the proposed improvements. Tax allocation bonds are payable from and secured solely by tax revenues to be derived from the Project Area and the use of such revenues is appropriate since the Project Area will be benefitted. Tax increment revenues are allocated annually to the Agency to the extent of Agency indebtedness, and are paid from the portion of taxes in excess of the assessed valuation of that property in the base rear of the Project. IV. THE REDEVELOPMENT PURPOSE FOR WHICH TAX INCREME!;7 FUNDS ARE BEING USED TO PAY FOR THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. The Redevelopment Plans l(a) and l(b) for the Ocean Park Redevelopment Project contemplate that a number of public improvements will be provided to turn the Project Area from stagnant and underutilized land to productive use and an asset to the City. Among the public improvements and utilities to be provided in connection with the redevelopment of the Site as provided for in the Redevelopment Plans are traffic signals, landscap2ng, and similar site preparation necessities. Since the Redevelopment Plan for Project l(a) was adopted in 1960 and the Redevelopment Plan for Project 1 (b) was adopted in 1961, the Agency has been in the process of redeveloping the vicinity of the Site by' planning and developing necessary public improvements (such as streets and related facilities) and utilities to remove the cond2tion of inadequate facilities which was impeding the development of the area. The Agency now proposes to continue that redevelopment effort by making the public library a positive asset to the Project Area. The library will be structurally rehabilitated: remodeled and expanded. The proposed improvements will encourage better use of the library facilities by Project Area residents and persons residing, visiting or employed. in the immediate neighborhood in which the Project is located. The Agency seeks to further the purposes ef redevelopment by making the area more attractive to visitors and residents, thus expan0lng employment opportunities for jobless and under~~ployed persons and providing an envi ronment for social, economJ.c and psychological growth and well-being. 4 Ic IS a~clpaced chat the lm?rO~ lIbrary facllltles wl:l attract r"ldents and Vlsltors to the Pro:e~~ Area, W~lC~ wIll enhance the developmenc of adJacenc porclons of the ProJect ~rea. 5 .._~ iii ~ Cl . :.-o;.__,-~__ > ~, . ~~-. ,. .~. -~ .-1-- --- .. co I I e; . . , , , . , , I I I I I I I . t i i . I I : I i : I . I f : I : . I : t U I I , I I I I i I , I I . , I I ! , . I , I I _. : if ~ ! Ii ! f : I ( . I ! : I I i . , I . . , I , I , I I ___~ I --- \ L) "0 r Ii ~ z ; E o z 1\ . 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